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that's of course first lady michelle obama visiting heather in the hospital. not long after that visit, heather faced a decision. it's a decision that's hard to imagine, whether or not to keep her injured foot. we talked earlier today. can you tell me about what you remember from that day? >> yeah. that day, i came up to boston with a group of friends to watch the red sox game, and then go watch the runners close to the finish line at a bar called forum. i remember getting -- when we got to the bar, they were standing at the door taken people's i.d.s. my two girls were in front of me. i was the last one in line. my friends were already inside the bar. and we heard, you know, a loud noise. everybody, i think all of us turned around. i know i saw a lot of smoke. i saw people crying and running, and i immediately thought i was at some sort of terrorist attack. >> that was your initial thought? >> it was. because it reminded me of something i saw on the september 11th events. so before i could even think of what to do, the second blast happened and i found myself
that's of course first lady michelle obama visiting heather in the hospital. not long after that visit, heather faced a decision. it's a decision that's hard to imagine, whether or not to keep her injured foot. we talked earlier today. can you tell me about what you remember from that day? >> yeah. that day, i came up to boston with a group of friends to watch the red sox game, and then go watch the runners close to the finish line at a bar called forum. i remember getting -- when we got...
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a few days after obama's inaugural address, a c.i.a.'s operated drone dropped hell-fire missiles on kareshi's home in northeast waziristan. he was 13 years old. left with only one eye and shrapnel in his stomach. there was no militant present. a recent book revealed that mr. obama was informed about the erroneous target, but did not offer any form of redress. because in 2009, the u.s. did not acknowledge the existence of its own drone program in pakistan. >> i think you're being generous in saying that the president acknowledging what we already know to be true, is a big step. to be honest. and i think the president is, is giving himself, is trying to make himself look great by imposing what in fact are minimal controls in transparency on this program. we all need to understand, if this is going to be an honest speech, we need to understand that we still as a country believe we're at war and that at times of war, innocent people, including women and children will die. and that in this war, because we're not willing to put giant groups of
a few days after obama's inaugural address, a c.i.a.'s operated drone dropped hell-fire missiles on kareshi's home in northeast waziristan. he was 13 years old. left with only one eye and shrapnel in his stomach. there was no militant present. a recent book revealed that mr. obama was informed about the erroneous target, but did not offer any form of redress. because in 2009, the u.s. did not acknowledge the existence of its own drone program in pakistan. >> i think you're being generous...
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. >> they're the ones unwilling to compromise on any facet of obama care. >> their view is not reasonable. >> reporter: another crisis looms. when the u.s. will reach its debt limit on october 17th in just ten days running out of money to pay its bills. jack lew warns of dire economic consequences. >> it's a place we've never gone. it's very dangerous. >> reporter: there is broad agreement here in washington that a government funding bill will likely be linked to an increase in the debt limit. the problem is, no one seems to have a plan for making that happen. >> among the many agencies affected by the shutdown, the national institute of health and that has interrupted vital clinical trials for hundreds of patients with life threatening diseases. >> reporter: at first glance, abby mccurtain looked like any other child her age, smiling and playing with mom and dad at home in plymouth, massachusetts. but at just 2 1/2 years old, they say she's lived longer than doctors expected. >> she can't sit or crawl or walk. day to day she's on a feeding pump for seven hours a day. >> reporter: she suf
. >> they're the ones unwilling to compromise on any facet of obama care. >> their view is not reasonable. >> reporter: another crisis looms. when the u.s. will reach its debt limit on october 17th in just ten days running out of money to pay its bills. jack lew warns of dire economic consequences. >> it's a place we've never gone. it's very dangerous. >> reporter: there is broad agreement here in washington that a government funding bill will likely be linked to...
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they can call it obama care, not going to mention obama again, bologna. >> it's a health care law to give everybody access. >> the shopping thing is brilliant. the fact is the way the site set up, you have to give all your information before you can shop. >> so much contingent on the website unfortunately. heather, we can't get away from the facts here. i keep going back to this thing john boehner said last week, we have the best health care delivery system in the world. it is not a mystery that we do not have the best health care delivery system in the world. studies from commonwealth, 37% of american adults went without care or didn't see a doctor when they were sick or failed to fill their prescriptions. that's more than a quarter of this country, more than one in three americans. you can't tell people this is the best health care delivery system in the world. >> just shrink it down to the one thing they have been writing on, cancellation of these plans. these health care plans affected minority of people on the individual market were terrible plans. they weren't plans, they were
they can call it obama care, not going to mention obama again, bologna. >> it's a health care law to give everybody access. >> the shopping thing is brilliant. the fact is the way the site set up, you have to give all your information before you can shop. >> so much contingent on the website unfortunately. heather, we can't get away from the facts here. i keep going back to this thing john boehner said last week, we have the best health care delivery system in the world. it is...
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opposes obama, 55%. that's a 15 point spread there. this is not good for the president, but is this significant enough, knowing the layout of the country, is it significant enough to really move the bar so that republicans say may take over the senate? what do you think? >> i think those are scary numbers for democrats, like many of these numbers. the history is that even though the congress is deeply unpopular, historically, attitudes toward the president have driven the midterm elections more than attitudes toward congress. if the president's approval stays in the low 40s, down to about 30 among whites which is important because many of those key senate seats -- states are less diverse than the national average, these are ominous numbers for democrats. >> with no way around it. look at 2006, when bush's low approval rating really energized democrats. that was sort of a referendum on bush's midway -- second term, democrats took over congress. >> it's never too early to talk about 2016. let's go ahead and do that. we have a new poll ou
opposes obama, 55%. that's a 15 point spread there. this is not good for the president, but is this significant enough, knowing the layout of the country, is it significant enough to really move the bar so that republicans say may take over the senate? what do you think? >> i think those are scary numbers for democrats, like many of these numbers. the history is that even though the congress is deeply unpopular, historically, attitudes toward the president have driven the midterm...
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pure obama care, immigration reform nsa surveillance. there is no teacher in the classroom. as we head to budget and maybe a debt ceiling showdown again, it will keep happening again and again. >> but, you know, the line gimme, gimme, gimme that sandy money i have got to take issue with. as an american, as a resident of new york city, as someone who saw the damage, 159 deaths, 65 billion in economic damage, the second costliest hurricane in u.s. history. to say -- to sort of use that language to sort of give the cursory -- to essentially make fun of a governor as he tries to put a state back together, i don't think that plays well for you on the national stage. >> i think he was trying to do a couple of things, both of which failed. he was trying to say that new jersey is a big spender so, therefore, christie is not a good republican. to say it's the liberal new jersey elite wing of the party. but then also because he's being attacked on national security. if you read the rest of the quote, he actually then went and said the sandy money is crowding out the defense money. we
pure obama care, immigration reform nsa surveillance. there is no teacher in the classroom. as we head to budget and maybe a debt ceiling showdown again, it will keep happening again and again. >> but, you know, the line gimme, gimme, gimme that sandy money i have got to take issue with. as an american, as a resident of new york city, as someone who saw the damage, 159 deaths, 65 billion in economic damage, the second costliest hurricane in u.s. history. to say -- to sort of use that...
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he's in washington with a meeting with president obama and others. the pedester booked his appearance on our program and called us this morning and said he could not be there because of scheduling conflicts. we hope he will come to this program another time. we will do a program either tomorrow night or next week about iraq and the united states, and iraq's relationship with iran. tonight, ricardo salinas and costa-gavras next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. on. >> rose: ricardo salinas is here. he's the ceo of group owe salinas. in 1987 he took over his family business which operates shops and electronics. it extenned dramatically under his leadership and has more than 2-bgsz 800 outlets and provides loans at 12.5 million account hoards. found television azteca in 1993 and wrote mexico's television monopoly. he owns half of the third largest wireless telecommunication company in mexico. all of this has helped him become one of the richest men in the world close to $10 billion. i'm
he's in washington with a meeting with president obama and others. the pedester booked his appearance on our program and called us this morning and said he could not be there because of scheduling conflicts. we hope he will come to this program another time. we will do a program either tomorrow night or next week about iraq and the united states, and iraq's relationship with iran. tonight, ricardo salinas and costa-gavras next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new...
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and obama care stalled at the starting gate. supporters gaped at the wreckage of their best-laid plans, opponents gloated, and republicans, of course, called hearings, which any opposition party would have done. but you must note the irony here. the party that had thrown roadblock after roadblock wherever they could and had just shut the government down to stop health care reform now loudly complained that government wasn't working and people couldn't get, you guessed it, health care reform. >> apologize. apologize. an apology. >> okay, representative mckinley, you got it. but wouldn't a little humility would be in order here? democracy is imperfect, and we need to work with what we've got. and what we've got is the affordable care act. we also need to remember that, at the outset, big ventures often go awry. not just in the public sector. remember when apple introduced the iphone 4 in june of 2010? >> we're having a little problem here. >> steve jobs couldn't get it to connect to the internet. embarrassing, but they worked it o
and obama care stalled at the starting gate. supporters gaped at the wreckage of their best-laid plans, opponents gloated, and republicans, of course, called hearings, which any opposition party would have done. but you must note the irony here. the party that had thrown roadblock after roadblock wherever they could and had just shut the government down to stop health care reform now loudly complained that government wasn't working and people couldn't get, you guessed it, health care reform....
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you want to call it obama care? well, the president of the united states will go one better. >>> not only is it not working, it is not working badly. >> the implementation of this law has been a national embarrassment. >> a visit to the website is kind of like a trip to the department of motor vehicles. >> setting up a website where people can go on and buy something is not that complicated. >> send air force one out to silicon valley, load it up with some smart people. >> the best way to repeal obama care is to have an alternative. we never hear the alternative. >> are people interested. will people sign up? yes. >> in terms of the glitches, what has happened is unacceptable. there is much that needs to be done. >> there is no one more frustrated than the president. >> the affordable care act is not just a website. there is a massive demand for it. the product is good. the health insurance that is being provided is good. people can can save money. there's no sugar-coating. nobody is madder than me about the fact th
you want to call it obama care? well, the president of the united states will go one better. >>> not only is it not working, it is not working badly. >> the implementation of this law has been a national embarrassment. >> a visit to the website is kind of like a trip to the department of motor vehicles. >> setting up a website where people can go on and buy something is not that complicated. >> send air force one out to silicon valley, load it up with some smart...
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at a time of great fiscal uncertainty and belt tightening, president obama is poised to nominate as the next treasury secretary a man who brings his lunch to work every day, a cheese sandwich and apple to be precise, president obama will reportedly tap jack lew tomorrow to replace timothy geithner. lew would take over on the eve of another debt ceiling battle. in round one during the summer of 2011, boehner's top staffer called lew's debt ceiling negotiations disrespectful and dismissive. according to david plouffe, that is because jack knows the numbers and republicans couldn't pull a fast one. two names are being floated to replace lew, dennis mcdonagh, currently his deputy national security adviser and ron klain. but the latest cabinet nomination is, surprise, creating consternation among who else, congressional republicans. after calling chuck hagen an in-your-face nomination outside of the mainstream, the pugnacious gop has already made known its displeasure with jack lew, calling his nomination controversial, a mistake, and worst of all, irritating. according to senator mike johan
at a time of great fiscal uncertainty and belt tightening, president obama is poised to nominate as the next treasury secretary a man who brings his lunch to work every day, a cheese sandwich and apple to be precise, president obama will reportedly tap jack lew tomorrow to replace timothy geithner. lew would take over on the eve of another debt ceiling battle. in round one during the summer of 2011, boehner's top staffer called lew's debt ceiling negotiations disrespectful and dismissive....
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and west changed forever. >> this afternoon, president obama attended the memorial service for the 12 firefighters and first responders who were killed in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in west, texas on april 17th. a total of 14 people died in that blast. the president and mrs. obama met privately with the families after the service, which featured video eulogies and a reminder of what was really lost. >> our son, jerry chapman, was born april 7th, 1987. >> words cannot express how much i'm going to miss my husband. >> i'm representing my dad, captain kenneth harris. >> i'm the wife of the volunteer firefighter, morris ridges jr. this is his 2-year-old son jamison bridges. >> i'm honored to have the opportunity to tell you about my brother, cyrus. and the amazing life he shined. >> kevin sanders was a husband, a father, a son, a grandson, a brother, an uncle and a cousin, a nephew, a co-worker and a neighbor, and a friend. >> federal and state investigators have not yet determined what started the fire which ignited the blast. records show the fertilizer plant had 540,000
and west changed forever. >> this afternoon, president obama attended the memorial service for the 12 firefighters and first responders who were killed in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in west, texas on april 17th. a total of 14 people died in that blast. the president and mrs. obama met privately with the families after the service, which featured video eulogies and a reminder of what was really lost. >> our son, jerry chapman, was born april 7th, 1987. >> words...
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congress heads into the frantic sprint to the deadline next week, how much influence will president obama have on republicans? a month ago the president signalled he would be doing more outreach towards capitol hill or at least more in-home entertaining. >> personal relationships are important, and obviously i can always do a better job and the nice thing is that now that my girls are getting older, they don't want to spend that much time with me anyway. i'll be probably calling around looking for somebody to play cards with me or something because i'm getting kind of lonely in this big house. >> senate republicans have not yet seen any evidence of that so far. according to politico, four gop senators who could potentially help the president find common ground are reportedly getting the cold shoulder from the white house. reid epstein writes, "they would like to have a conversation, or at least get a phone call, and with the president's whole agenda on the line, they're surprised that hasn't happened yet." so the president says his door is open, and republicans are waiting for a call. bot
congress heads into the frantic sprint to the deadline next week, how much influence will president obama have on republicans? a month ago the president signalled he would be doing more outreach towards capitol hill or at least more in-home entertaining. >> personal relationships are important, and obviously i can always do a better job and the nice thing is that now that my girls are getting older, they don't want to spend that much time with me anyway. i'll be probably calling around...
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and obama care is a continuing debacle. >> it's been a fiasco. send air force one out to silicon valley, load it up with some smart people, bring them back to washington and fix this problem. it's ridiculous. and everybody knows that. >> they've had three or four years here to get this ready. god only knows how much money they've spent. and it's a failure. you know, the government simply isn't going to be able to get this job done correctly. >> but earlier today, my friends, president obama made it clear. he's not having any of this. >> recognize that the republican party has made blocking the affordable care act its signature policy idea. sometimes it seems to be the one thing that unifies the party these days. in fact, they were willing to shut down the government. and potentially harm the global economy to try to get it repealed. and i'm sure that, given the problems with the web site so far, they're going to be looking to go after it even harder. but i just want to remind everybody, we did not wage this long and contentious battle just around
and obama care is a continuing debacle. >> it's been a fiasco. send air force one out to silicon valley, load it up with some smart people, bring them back to washington and fix this problem. it's ridiculous. and everybody knows that. >> they've had three or four years here to get this ready. god only knows how much money they've spent. and it's a failure. you know, the government simply isn't going to be able to get this job done correctly. >> but earlier today, my friends,...
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the final deal makes no changes to obama care -- the republican demand that started it all. but speaker boehner said in a radio interview, there is no reason republicans should vote no. we thought the good fight. we just didn't win. >> what did it accomplish? it delayed clinical trials for cancer research, curbed school lunch programs, put 800,000 federal workers out of work, and wreaked havoc on tourists and the businesses who depend on them. and the deal is only temporary. could there be another crisis in three months when it runs out? >> listen, we just can't do this anymore for the country. i think the american people are so tired of it and rightly so. >> reporter: there will be many tea party rups in the house voting no in the vote late tonight, but it is expected to overwhelmingly pass. this a big defeat for the republican party, but the white house is not exactly declaring victory. when asked if this was a win, jay carney said simply, there are no winners here. >> all right, jon and to that point, i want to point out the price. what did it actually cost the american t
the final deal makes no changes to obama care -- the republican demand that started it all. but speaker boehner said in a radio interview, there is no reason republicans should vote no. we thought the good fight. we just didn't win. >> what did it accomplish? it delayed clinical trials for cancer research, curbed school lunch programs, put 800,000 federal workers out of work, and wreaked havoc on tourists and the businesses who depend on them. and the deal is only temporary. could there...
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and what happens after that is weeks of deliberation between-- inside the obama administration about whether to own up to the fact that he worked for the c.i.a. or continue calling him a diplomat and stonewall the pakistani government. in the end, they did say he was working for the c.i.a. there was a secret deal that was brokered, and they got him out of the country in a hurry after about $2 million was paid to the families of the victims. >> jon: oh, that's interesting. so a little bit of money that went through there. how did the c.i.a. gain this sort of individualized authority that even the department of defense doesn't have? and how did we create these sort of two separate systems for this kind of overseas terror fighting? >> well, it's-- one of the things they sort of talked about in the book is how basically the c.i.a. started to look a whole lot like the military and the military is looking a lot like the c.i.a. basically after 9/11, president bush gave the c.i.a. lethal authority and wide authority to go capture and kill people all around the globe. this sets them off on th
and what happens after that is weeks of deliberation between-- inside the obama administration about whether to own up to the fact that he worked for the c.i.a. or continue calling him a diplomat and stonewall the pakistani government. in the end, they did say he was working for the c.i.a. there was a secret deal that was brokered, and they got him out of the country in a hurry after about $2 million was paid to the families of the victims. >> jon: oh, that's interesting. so a little bit...
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for more than four years, we have heard president obama promise to close that prison. >> we're going to close guantanamo and restore habeas corpus. >> those prisoners that we hold in guantanamo deserve to be able to go before a court and say it wasn't me or i didn't do it. >> pretty clear. it's still open. president obama insists he still wants to close it but as of october, there were 166 detainees still being held in guantanamo and the question tonight is will he keep his word. "outfront" tonight, the senior reporter for pro publica who covers guantanamo. what do you think? will he keep his word? he says it again and again. >> i'm sure that it's a goal but nothing that he's doing right now is affecting any possibility of a change. you know, i think part of it is they just were so boxed in by congress but i think also there's just been no leadership that's really been pushing this. and we saw this office at the state department achieved a number of its goals, was able to get a lot of people back either home where they came from or to other countries who would hold them. >> i'm just
for more than four years, we have heard president obama promise to close that prison. >> we're going to close guantanamo and restore habeas corpus. >> those prisoners that we hold in guantanamo deserve to be able to go before a court and say it wasn't me or i didn't do it. >> pretty clear. it's still open. president obama insists he still wants to close it but as of october, there were 166 detainees still being held in guantanamo and the question tonight is will he keep his...
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so president obama went to las vegas today. he's trying to sell the country on his version of comprehensive immigration reform. now, the president says now is the time to replace a broken system and he says a consensus is emerging on how to do that but he also said something that really caught our attention. he said that america's borders have become more secure during his first term. >> first we strengthened security at the borders so that we can finally stem the tide of illegal immigrants. we put more boots on the ground on the southern border than at any time in our history. and today, illegal crossings are down nearly 80% from their peak in 2000. >> okay. that is true. the number of undocumented immigrants caught crossing in from mexico has plunged. there could be many reasons for that. many people who live and work along the border say the president's rosy picture just doesn't add up. casey wian is in the small border town in arizona with this "outfront" investigation. >> it's bull. it's not true. this border is not secure
so president obama went to las vegas today. he's trying to sell the country on his version of comprehensive immigration reform. now, the president says now is the time to replace a broken system and he says a consensus is emerging on how to do that but he also said something that really caught our attention. he said that america's borders have become more secure during his first term. >> first we strengthened security at the borders so that we can finally stem the tide of illegal...
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i haven't seen polls but i can guess obama care's popularity is maybe 20%. so you know, manchin is very adept at playing local politics as we've seen many times. he know what he has to do to preserve his position as a democratic senator from that increasingly republican state. some of these other senators have to do the same thing as well. i don't see that going anywhere as legislation, necessarily. >> to the credit the white house has said it's okay. we can have until march 31st. i think the level of responsiveness, particularly post the shutdown of this white house is something we should actually be applauding. >> they were certainly responsive last night when nbc news suggested a six-week delay. glenn, the virulent response there or virulence of that response is evidence of just how politically sensitive this subject is. we don't know what the problems are, how deep they run, how much of the back end needs to be prepared before the front end. i'm not a tech expert. the white house is, un -- do you think they delay it significantly? >> if things hit the fa
i haven't seen polls but i can guess obama care's popularity is maybe 20%. so you know, manchin is very adept at playing local politics as we've seen many times. he know what he has to do to preserve his position as a democratic senator from that increasingly republican state. some of these other senators have to do the same thing as well. i don't see that going anywhere as legislation, necessarily. >> to the credit the white house has said it's okay. we can have until march 31st. i think...
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but first, did syria cross president obama's red line and use chemical weapons? try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. bonkers, look at me when i'm talking to you. >>> is syria crossing president obama's red line? defense secretary chuck hagel says there is evidence they used chemical weapons. is the administration now backing off big-time? jim acosta is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: setting the stage for what could be a mil
but first, did syria cross president obama's red line and use chemical weapons? try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken...
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not just the obama administration and the white house. also among republican hawks about getting the u.s. military involved in a unilateral faction or even a very small coalition. the question now, it could be the administration is trying to buy a little time here. to get an international coalition together that is viable. and of course, the biggest player here has to be russia, right? does this change russia's view on assad? do the russians publicly come out and could not chemical this at some point? they have said for them, chemical weapons is a red line. does the u.s. government feel they have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt here, that was certainly the pledge they were trying to send in this conference call. we need to prove it beyond doubt. the intelligence community is one thing them want more tangible facts. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> let me bring in bob menendez, the chairman of the committee. thank you for your time. you heard chuck there bring up a number of questions. first and foremost, the timing of all of t
not just the obama administration and the white house. also among republican hawks about getting the u.s. military involved in a unilateral faction or even a very small coalition. the question now, it could be the administration is trying to buy a little time here. to get an international coalition together that is viable. and of course, the biggest player here has to be russia, right? does this change russia's view on assad? do the russians publicly come out and could not chemical this at some...
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call it the great freakout over obama care. a clear political maneuver by vulnerable democrats to i think so late themselves from an unpopular national story. today nine democratic senators joined to encourage extending enrollment beyond the deadline. it's unsure if it will affect administration positioning. after all the white house is used to fighting battling on its own. yesterday if they were concerned they weren't showing it. typical of the longview that obama tends to take, white house aides say, he didn't believe last week's shutdown victory would suddenly transform his relationship with hill democrats. neither is he worried by this week's rebellion. harry reid is urging calm, strongly disputing the idea the law is becoming a political liability for democrats. >> i think quite the contrary. i think it's a great asset for democrats. they have tried 45 times to do the same thing, and they lost every time to defund obama care. now we have a new deal. what we're going to do is hold a bunch of hearings and try to embarrass th
call it the great freakout over obama care. a clear political maneuver by vulnerable democrats to i think so late themselves from an unpopular national story. today nine democratic senators joined to encourage extending enrollment beyond the deadline. it's unsure if it will affect administration positioning. after all the white house is used to fighting battling on its own. yesterday if they were concerned they weren't showing it. typical of the longview that obama tends to take, white house...
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. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obama care. >> paul ryan is wrong. the greatest threat to medicare is paul ryan. in a major shift, the wisconsin congressman proposes medicare cuts for people over 55. >> our solution to save medicare makes no changes for people 55 or older. >> congressman keith ellison on why ryan's medicare change is bad for america. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has died of cancer at the age of 58. what does this mean for u.s. relations? we'll bring you the latest. >>> a civil rights hero wants the washington redskins to change their offensive name. it will take an act of congress to get nfl owners to move on this. >>> the path to citizenship, which i would support -- >> jeb bush flips. >> we can't continue to make illegal immigration an easier path than legal immigration. >> flops. >> i'm for it. >> and flips again. the big panel weighs in on jeb's radical immigration 360. >>> holy cow! >> comedian stephen colbert's sister has her eye on a south carolina house seat. tonight we're talking to democratic candidate elizabeth col
. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obama care. >> paul ryan is wrong. the greatest threat to medicare is paul ryan. in a major shift, the wisconsin congressman proposes medicare cuts for people over 55. >> our solution to save medicare makes no changes for people 55 or older. >> congressman keith ellison on why ryan's medicare change is bad for america. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has died of cancer at the age of 58. what does this mean for u.s....
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president obama said he is not going negotiate with congress. so it raises the question, if he is not going negotiate congress, how are they going to get it done? congress is digging in and house republicans saying they are not going to aagree to an increase in the debt limit unless it's equalled by dollar for dollar spending cuts and depositions saying they are not signing off on that, they believe it will take a huge bite out of sbeel s entitlements and that is all coming as the noungsment of a appointment of a new head of treasury, secretary of the treasury, former chief of staff, jack lew, some say he is a big spend democrat, they feel they cannot work with him. white house said he is exactly in line with what the president wants to do. which is to make sure that any deal includes spending cuts and new revenues and taxes. so we are heading toward yet another fiscal cliff, this one over the debt ceiling and really no end in sight as to how it will be resolved. >> kristen, thank you so much. i want to bring in msnb contributor, jared bernstein
president obama said he is not going negotiate with congress. so it raises the question, if he is not going negotiate congress, how are they going to get it done? congress is digging in and house republicans saying they are not going to aagree to an increase in the debt limit unless it's equalled by dollar for dollar spending cuts and depositions saying they are not signing off on that, they believe it will take a huge bite out of sbeel s entitlements and that is all coming as the noungsment of...
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. >>> plus, president obama appears on israeli television. did he move the red line on iran's nuclear program? >>> and there's another smelly problem on a carnival cruise line. let's go "out front." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, justice at last. a man suspected of involvement with the september 11th terrorist attack on american diplomatic compound in benghazi is being held in libya. let me go through the basics of what we know about him. his name is faraj al shibli. he is a national from libya. he right now is the only known suspect in custody in connection with the attack in benghazi. it's been six months since chris stevens and three other americans were killed after militants linked to al qaeda stormed the consulate in libya. president obama has vowed to bring the killers to justice but so far no one has been charged. out front tonight, susan candiotti who broke the story. we want to begin with her. what more do we know about al shibli? >> we've been trying to gather as much information as we can. two sources
. >>> plus, president obama appears on israeli television. did he move the red line on iran's nuclear program? >>> and there's another smelly problem on a carnival cruise line. let's go "out front." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, justice at last. a man suspected of involvement with the september 11th terrorist attack on american diplomatic compound in benghazi is being held in libya. let me go through the basics of what we know about...
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that's the question, does obama stand by this? does jay carney stand by this? >> mark: by the way, do you really think--you really think eric holder will even get close to resigning? i think he won't for all the reasons you noted in our earlier back and forth. >> yeah, you might be right. i'm starting to push that resigning. i'm not a partisan guy. look, when they came after holder for the fast and furious, i said no, this isn't holder. this isn't straight from the top. but here you have a station where he recused himself without putting any writing on clearly would be one of the most consequential decisions in this entire investigation that they were doing. so i think it's bad. i think it's corrupt. i think it smells, i think it's incompetent and i'll have to take a shower after this segment, again. this is disgusting. >> mark: if you take a shower after all the stink coming out of washington right now you'll be in the shower continuous. i could talk to you forever. great, great stuff. michael hastings, regular contributor here on the turks. jodi arias gets th
that's the question, does obama stand by this? does jay carney stand by this? >> mark: by the way, do you really think--you really think eric holder will even get close to resigning? i think he won't for all the reasons you noted in our earlier back and forth. >> yeah, you might be right. i'm starting to push that resigning. i'm not a partisan guy. look, when they came after holder for the fast and furious, i said no, this isn't holder. this isn't straight from the top. but here you...
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is president obama on the left. van jones, on the right newt gingrich. bill burton, and bon you recallic, the former republic governor of maryland. three more years. will president obama bounce back? on the crossfire. >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm van jones on the left. >> i'm newt gingrich on the right. in the crossfire, a white house veteran and state house veteran. in today ace daily briefing, the white house continued to glorify the 80% succeeds rate of the government's health care website. let's put that in normal american context. for a teenager working at mcdonald's 80% accuracy gets you fired that day. for an airline pilot, 80% accuracy and landing at the right airport gets you fired that day. only the government and this at mrgs would call a sunday press event, claiming the health care website is 80% accurate and expect applause. actually we're getting a tutorial in the disastrous results of -- >> you just -- we can't do it. please, we're making progress, but you're always bragging on the private sector. i want to point out that today bestbuy.
is president obama on the left. van jones, on the right newt gingrich. bill burton, and bon you recallic, the former republic governor of maryland. three more years. will president obama bounce back? on the crossfire. >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm van jones on the left. >> i'm newt gingrich on the right. in the crossfire, a white house veteran and state house veteran. in today ace daily briefing, the white house continued to glorify the 80% succeeds rate of the...
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president obama continues to get updated regularly. lester? >> kristen welker at the white house. we are joined by counter terrorism analyst michael lighter and richard angle on the ground in egypt. i will begin with you. we are led to believe al qaeda has been severely weakened. what's happening on the arabian peninsula. >> it is true that al questioned is severely weakened in pakistan and afghanistan, but we have seen a rise in their affiliate in yemen. they worked quite hard and made gains against that affiliate, but they are still the most potent al qaeda affiliate out there in the world. very prominent bomb-makers there and people who have proven themselves quite operationally able both within yemen and overseas. >> richard, you have been to yemen and the government is working with the u.s. to defeat al qaeda there. how have they become so strong and has the center of power for al qaeda essentially shifted there? >> the yemeni government doesn't control all of its territory. that's one of the main problems. the yemeni government is very close to the u.s. and wants to work wit
president obama continues to get updated regularly. lester? >> kristen welker at the white house. we are joined by counter terrorism analyst michael lighter and richard angle on the ground in egypt. i will begin with you. we are led to believe al qaeda has been severely weakened. what's happening on the arabian peninsula. >> it is true that al questioned is severely weakened in pakistan and afghanistan, but we have seen a rise in their affiliate in yemen. they worked quite hard and...
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i tell how obama wishes he was right now, secretary of state kerry. because when this went down kerry had the good luck to be visiting our ally france. kerry's timing could not have been better. >> the timing could not have been worse. as. is secretary of state john kerry stepped off the plane in paris, he was immediately embroiled in an embarrassing controversy between france and the u.s.. >> jon: oh, what did we do france, to cause the controversy? (laughter) what, did we drink out of the bidet again? (laughter) what happened, did we call sparkling wine champagne again? we know the difference, we just don't give a [bleep] (laughter) >> jon: did we make a mockery of your most cherished athletic event by having an american live it 7 times in a row through a sophisticated blood doping scheme? that last one we did do, actually? is that what it is? >> the national security agency spied on millions of french citizens, according to the leading newspaper will monde. >> jon: oh, that. hehe. awkward. good thing our top diplomat is on the case. >> at the ends
i tell how obama wishes he was right now, secretary of state kerry. because when this went down kerry had the good luck to be visiting our ally france. kerry's timing could not have been better. >> the timing could not have been worse. as. is secretary of state john kerry stepped off the plane in paris, he was immediately embroiled in an embarrassing controversy between france and the u.s.. >> jon: oh, what did we do france, to cause the controversy? (laughter) what, did we drink...
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what president obama called yet another mass shooting. it all began yesterday at 8:15 in the morning when the suspect aaron alexis a 34-year-old computer contractor, a man who was honorably discharged from the navy in 2011 arrived at the washington navy yard. he then made his way through security and proceeded to open fire in building 197, a workplace for 3,000 navy military and civilian personnel. alexis allegedly stood on the fourth floor of the atrium shooting victims down in the first floor cafeteria. chaos quickly ensued as fire alarms rang, hundreds of employees fled the building and first responders rushed to the scene. within minutes d.c. officers killed alexis in a firefight. authorities recovered three weapons from the gunman. yesterday's attack marks the largest mass casualty event in the district in over 30 years but little is known about the motive behind the massacre. the fbi has posted photos of alexis on the website and is asking for the public's assistance with any information. details on his life so far are scant. in 200
what president obama called yet another mass shooting. it all began yesterday at 8:15 in the morning when the suspect aaron alexis a 34-year-old computer contractor, a man who was honorably discharged from the navy in 2011 arrived at the washington navy yard. he then made his way through security and proceeded to open fire in building 197, a workplace for 3,000 navy military and civilian personnel. alexis allegedly stood on the fourth floor of the atrium shooting victims down in the first floor...
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it also defunds obama care. that means it's a bill to shut down the federal government. >> and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shutdown and they don't want obama care. the house has listened to the american people. now, it's time for the senate to listen as well. >> senate democrats to do the same thing. and i want to know where senator prior stands on protecting the middle class. the consequences of this horrific bill. how about kay hagen in north carolina? does she understand the consequences that obama care is having in her state? what about mary lan dree of louisiana? >> republican congress want to stop the country to deny the people the chance to see a doctor. how many times are we going to do this? >> it is a wolf in wolf's clothing. the underlying bill to shut down government is reason enough to object to it. and you know what that's about? that's simply about putting their friends, the insurance companies, back in charge of medical
it also defunds obama care. that means it's a bill to shut down the federal government. >> and so, our message to the united states senate is real simple. the american people don't want the government shutdown and they don't want obama care. the house has listened to the american people. now, it's time for the senate to listen as well. >> senate democrats to do the same thing. and i want to know where senator prior stands on protecting the middle class. the consequences of this...
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president obama orders changes to u.s. surveillance programs and faces tough questions about the nsa leaker. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> the debate over the future of u.s. spying programs. mike mccaul, the head of the house homeland security committee. analysis from ted koppel of nbc news and "the washington post's" barton gellman. then presidential orders. strong words from the commander in chief this week about stamping out sexual assault in the military. the pentagon is preparing new rules, but there is an agreement on how to end the crisis. i go one-on-one with one of the lawmakers pushing for change, missouri senator claire mccaskill. >>> the immigration debate. a critical time for reform as members of congress head back to their districts to prepare for the fall fight. what are the prospects for passage? talk to both sides including the congressmen leading the fight against reform. >>> end of an era. the venerable "the washington post" is sold to amazon's jeff bez bezos. was what does it say about
president obama orders changes to u.s. surveillance programs and faces tough questions about the nsa leaker. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. >> the debate over the future of u.s. spying programs. mike mccaul, the head of the house homeland security committee. analysis from ted koppel of nbc news and "the washington post's" barton gellman. then presidential orders. strong words from the commander in chief this week about stamping out sexual assault in the...
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circle for president obama. and that is not a diversity it might be a sort of well what kind of outside opinions and perspectives are you getting at all, diverse or otherwise, and there are those who are criticizing the president's current approach to his cabinet on those basis as well as diverse knit a more traditional sense. >> health care in the% first term clearly was a historic item. what could be historic beyond foreign policy considerations we do not know that might occur about a second obama administration? >> immigration reform, something on gun violence but also if you put tax reform in there in its sense of not only providing a new simpler tax code, one that has a growth component to it but you can't get the tax reform without having some kind of lengthy, i'm not saying five or six years but at least lengthy cease-fire on debt ceilings and all these itinerant fiscal dramas. if the president were able to move in those directions, get all three of those on the board, because that is about the window he
circle for president obama. and that is not a diversity it might be a sort of well what kind of outside opinions and perspectives are you getting at all, diverse or otherwise, and there are those who are criticizing the president's current approach to his cabinet on those basis as well as diverse knit a more traditional sense. >> health care in the% first term clearly was a historic item. what could be historic beyond foreign policy considerations we do not know that might occur about a...
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>> this was two days after president obama had been reelected. i attended a fundraising dinner for a private-public partnership at the ritz-carlton in chicago where mayor manual was giving a speech. there was 500 people or so. it was videotaped. in the lobby i approached him to ask a question. he immediately reacted by telling me that everything i just heard on the speech was off the record, i couldn't use, and then launched into a criticism obviously against rolling stone a very strange criticism for two reasons. first, i think in terms of what he said about general stanley mcchrystal that's factually untrue and calls into question president obama's decision when he decided to get rid of stanley mcchrystal. if you're looking at who got the worst end in the bargain, the white house general mcchrystal or rolling stone. the white house got pushed into a war in afghanistan because of what the general, you know, advocated, so that to me -- then the other thing he was talking about was this interview rolling stone with with president obama which was h
>> this was two days after president obama had been reelected. i attended a fundraising dinner for a private-public partnership at the ritz-carlton in chicago where mayor manual was giving a speech. there was 500 people or so. it was videotaped. in the lobby i approached him to ask a question. he immediately reacted by telling me that everything i just heard on the speech was off the record, i couldn't use, and then launched into a criticism obviously against rolling stone a very strange...
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presidentclinton, obama, all of my fellow colleagues, friends of tom, all of you. good fortune to have visited him with my former right-hand man a few days before tom died. , foro grateful, heather making that visit possible. we thought it was going to be just a visit of a couple minutes and it ended up that we were speaking for an hour about the days gone by, not unlike so many others, we had a relationship of more than 40 years. we were both able to say our with open-mindedness and most of all, trust. as i said in an article in "the post" the other day, when tom became speaker, he suggested we come together once a week to talk over the affairs of the house one week in my office, the next in his. disagreed over policy and adjusted with each other politically, the meetings were because underlying them was the faith and trust we had in each other. we could talk about anything knowing that our discussions would remain private unless we decided otherwise. i don't think there's anything more important than the relationship between political leaders than trust. never wa
presidentclinton, obama, all of my fellow colleagues, friends of tom, all of you. good fortune to have visited him with my former right-hand man a few days before tom died. , foro grateful, heather making that visit possible. we thought it was going to be just a visit of a couple minutes and it ended up that we were speaking for an hour about the days gone by, not unlike so many others, we had a relationship of more than 40 years. we were both able to say our with open-mindedness and most of...
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trevor tim asked, does president barack obama think we are stupid? the fact is he's had years to initiate a debate and instead stifled it. one thing everyone can agree on, both the debate and the debate about the debate will tonight. matt, what did you make of the president's announcement on friday and his intentions here? >> i'm all for a mend it, don't end it approach. i have been in the camp that assumed this stuff is going on. i'm more troubled by google and facebook having all our information. it's voluntary. we have known what they are doing since 2005 and 2006. there's not been the same stink over it. i don't view snowden as a hero. he's a criminal, but sparked a debate that is arguably overdue. when obama comes out, the idea that he is doing this in anything other than response to the debate snowden created puts the president in a weak position and gives enormous credit to snowden. there's something in the timing of this that if obama wanted to have this debate or propose the reforms, doing it in the wake of snowden's thing is the political f
trevor tim asked, does president barack obama think we are stupid? the fact is he's had years to initiate a debate and instead stifled it. one thing everyone can agree on, both the debate and the debate about the debate will tonight. matt, what did you make of the president's announcement on friday and his intentions here? >> i'm all for a mend it, don't end it approach. i have been in the camp that assumed this stuff is going on. i'm more troubled by google and facebook having all our...
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the obama administration says the deadline will be extended another 24 hours until 11:59 p.m. tuesday night christmas eve. the administration says it added the extra day to help with the high traffic on healthcare.gov. the administration says more than a million people visited the site today, five times as many as last monday. the extra 24 hours will be good news for people who have been carefully weighing their options. many americans are shopping for insurance for the first time in years because until now they were denied coverage over a pre-existing medical condition. that denial is now against the law under obamacare. jackie anderson owns a boat repair shot in newton, new hampshire. you were diagnosed some time ago with ms, and so you couldn't shop for health insurance. what's it been like this time around? what are you feeling? >> well, the first thing i'm feeling is extreme relief at finally being able to purchase health insurance after three years of not having it. >> and tell us the process that you went through. where did you look and what did you end up with? >> well
the obama administration says the deadline will be extended another 24 hours until 11:59 p.m. tuesday night christmas eve. the administration says it added the extra day to help with the high traffic on healthcare.gov. the administration says more than a million people visited the site today, five times as many as last monday. the extra 24 hours will be good news for people who have been carefully weighing their options. many americans are shopping for insurance for the first time in years...